Curtain-rod bracket



June 19, 1928. 7 1,673,981

J. N. HENRY CURTAI N ROD BRACKET Filed March 27, 1925 l 1 l l l III I "11""! 'll h III I I t .fyzie Z02":

Patented June 19, 1928.

UNITED STATES JAMES N. HENRY, or PROVIDENCE, :anonn rsnnnn.

CURTAIN-ROD BRACKET.

Application fil ed March 27, 1925. Serial No. 18,868.

This invention relates to curtain-rod brackets and consists of improvements in the construction and arrangement thereof.

One object of the invention is to provide an improved form of bracket to which the curtain-rod may be conveniently attached without the use of nuts, bolts, or similar mechanical fastening means.

Another object of the invention is to provide a bracket having means for automati cally holding the curtain-rod in attachment therewith to prevent its accidental displace ment therefrom when in use.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide a bracket having means for securing it to the curtain-rod so that it may be assembled therewith for packing and shipment without danger of its becoming detached in handling or when displayed for sale.

Further objects of the improvement are set forth in the following specification which describes a preferred form of the invention as illustrated by the accompanying drawings. In the drawings: I Fig. 1 is a front view of-my improved bracket showing it attached in place with one end of the curtain-rod applied thereto; Fig. 2 is an end view of the same, part sectional on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the bracket showing the rod applied thereto; I

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the bracket; and e Fig. 5 is a perspective View of the bracket I in a modified form as adapted-for use with a plurality of curtain-rods. Y

My invention consists in generalof providing a curtain-rod bracket having a hook or hooks for insertion through the pierced end of a curtain-rod and provided with detent-means for engaging the rod after it has been placed on the hook to prevent the parts, from becoming detached or separated.

My improved bracket as preferably constructed comprises a sheet-metal plate 2 which may be struck up in suitable dies and formed with a marginal flange or head 3,

the edge of which seats against the wall or casing to which the bracket is attached; suitable holes 4 being provided, see Fig. 4, for the reception of screws or nails for fastening the bracket in place. An L-shaped hook 5 projects from the forward face of the plate 2 with its main portion adapted to Stand inv vert ca position for receiving the pierced end of the curtain-rod 6. The hook 5 is formed with an annular flange 7 which abuts the front face of the plate 2, the'shank of the hook beinginserted through a suit able hole in the plate with its end headed over or riveted against the back thereof as shown at 8 in Fig. 3. i

The curtain-rod may be of any usual 0011- I struction and generally consists of a tubular or part-tubular sheet-metal bar 6 having its ends curved around or bent at right-angles to its main portion. The bent right-angled portion of the rod 6 is pierced with holes 9 at top and bottom to adapt it to be slipped over the hook 5 to support it therefrom. As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the rearward end of the bent portion of the rod 6 abuts the front face of the plate 2 and at the bottom rests on the annular flange or collar 7 To hold the rod from turning on the hook 5 I provide opposite vertical guide-ribs 01 longitudinal beads 10 which are struck up to project from the front face of the plate 2 by indenting the metal from the rear. The two guide-ribs 10 abutthe sides of the rod or bar 6 along its edges where it fits against the front face of the plate 2, as shown most clearly in Figs. 1 and 3.

To prevent the rod 6 from slipping off the hook 5 after it has been attached to the bracket, and to hold the bracket from be comingdisplaced from the rod during shipment or in handling when the assembled articles are displayed for sale, I provide a spring detent-catch, preferably constructed as follows: As shown' most clearly in Figs. 2 and 4, the plate 2 is slitted vertically to provide a spring-finger 11 arranged parallel with and extending intermediate the two raised ribs or beads 10. The upper end of the spring-finger 11 is bent forwardly and then rea'rwardly to provide a. beveled detent catch 12 at its upper end. When the curtainrod 6 is slipped on over the book 5 its end will ride over the inclined end of the spring- .fingerll. forcing said finger rearwardly,

and finally when the rod is seated in place as shown in Fig. 2 the catch 12 at the end of the finger will snap out over the top of the rod to lock it in place on the bracket.

In Fig. 5 I have illustrated a modified form of the device in which two hooks 5 are provided projecting from the bracket to receive two curtain-rods to be supported therefrom. In this form of the device the plate 2 has appropriately located pairs of ribs 10 for each hook 5, and also a springlinger or detent-latch 11 for engagement with the end of each separate rod. This embodiment of the device is used where two curtain-rods are employed for holding double sets of draperies and it is obvious that the bracket may be extended to embody therein any number of books and cooperating latching-means for a greater number of rods.

It has been explained that one of the objects of the invention is to provide means for automatically securing the curtain-rod to the bracket to prevent accidental disconnection of the parts. Whcn the bracket is applied to the wall or to a window-casing or door, or in any other position and the rod or rods attached thereto, my improved detcnt-means prevents the raising or lifting of the rod oli' from the hooks on the brackets. For instance, when the rods are in use for holding curtains or draperies and the latter are being slid along the rod or otherwise manipulated there will be no danger of the rod being lifted and detached from the hook.

As a further and most important feature of the invention my in'iproved dctent or fastening means provides that the brackets may be boxed and shipped in assembled relation on the rods with which they are used without danger of their becoming detached and missplaced or lost. Again, when the rods are displayed on the counter the brackets are prevented from becoming detached therefrom when handled so that they are less liable to be lost. Moreover, the means for securing the brackets against accidental displacement from the rods provides for much more convenient handling in displaying and ollering the. goods for sale as the salesman does nothave to assort and assemble the different parts.

It is also to be observed that my improved construction of the bracket provides for a more rigid and secure attachment of the curtain-rod thereto so that the connection is prevented from becoming loose and shackly. The device is particularly simple in construction and economical to manufacture so that it can be sold at a low cost while being more convenient and eliicient in use.

hile I have herein shown and described a preferred embodiment of the improved bracket, it is obvious that various modifications may be made in the structure and arrangen'lent of the parts of the device without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Therefore, without limiting myself in this respect I claim:

1. A curtain-rod bracket comprising a plate having a hook on its front adapted to receive a pierced curtain-rod, means integral with and projecting from said plate to engage the end of the rod to positively prevent it from turning on the hook. and resilient dctent-means for engaging the end of the rod to prevent its displacement from the book.

2. The combination is a curtain-rod bracket, of a plate adapted for attzn-lnncnt to the wall or window-casing, a hook projecting from the front of the plate to adapt itto receive the pierced end of the curtain-rod, integral spaced ribs on the front of the plate adapted to abut the sides of the curtain-rod when the latter is placed on the hook to positively hold it from turning, and a springlatch extendii'ig intermediate the ribs and provided with a detent at its end for engaging the upper edge of the rod to hold it in place on the hook.

3. A curtain-rod bracket comprising a sheet-metal plate having a hook on its front adapted to receive the pierced end of a curtain-rod, said plate being embossed on its back to provide opposite vertical retaining ribs projecting from its front and extending in parallel relation with the hook at the rear thereof to engage the sides of the rod, and a spring detcnt-lateh on the plate extending between the ribs longitudinally thereof to adapt it to engage with the end of the rod held on the hook.

4. As a new article of manufacture, a cnr tain-rod bracket comprising a sheet-metal plate having a hook on its front adapted to receive-the pierced end of a cnrtaii'i-rod. said plate indented on its back to form two parallel spaced ribs projecting from its front and extending parallel with the hook, and said plate slitted in the space between the ribs to provide a strip of metal bent outwardly and then inwardly at. its end to form a detent-latch arranged parallel with the hook at the rear thereof.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

JAMES N. HENRY. 

